Day 1 of the foundation week. This week is about setting us up for the whole programme, giving me some tools, some ideas, some food for thought. The 9 of us who are on the PwC team arrived from various corners of the UK, all with different backgrounds, ideas and objectives. Everyone seemed a little apprehensive, not knowing what to expect. We all tried to make light hearted comments as we had coffee. Being no Jack Dee myself, this clearly means sounding like a bit of a muppet. So far so normal.
Over the rest of week we explore some ideas around social responsibility and meet some inspirational leaders from many "third sector" organisations. Most exciting of all, the leaders of the charities we are working with arrive on Wednesday to spend the rest of the week with us.
A short post, but anecdote of the day.... Many of us have been taught some relaxation tools to help cope with stress. Today we had a session on leadership under stress. We then spent an hour or two learning some Buddhist meditation techniques from Michael who spent the first 30 years of his working life in Buddhist retreats (sorry Michael, I paraphrase). Not bad for a firm of accountants and now no mountain is too high!
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Any Yoga there? They are pretty big on Yoga on Ulysses - back to Poland for wrap up week next week and then...it's back to PC...Frightenng how quickly 3 months have gone!!
Brian, no yoga for me but then I'm not sure my aged joints are up to it. I hear you had an eventful time! Let's swap stories on my return. J
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